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Originally Posted by FRSCoupe
Hey I read your post earlier about driving the WRX in CO, not sure if you have had the FRS back then.. but now that you had done both, can you give me a summary of how they compare?
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I've been driving the FR-S around a lot lately (since the WRX is my dad's car) But I went to pick him up at the airport last night, so I used his car because I needed a boost fix.
When I got in, it felt weird (although I used to drive his car all the time) Clutch felt soooo heavy compared to feather-light FR-S clutch. Gearbox felt spongy and sloppy. Car felt heavier cuz it is lol!, But when I was on the highway, accidently mobbed to 90 mph really fast because I'm so used to wringing out all the gears in the FR-S and not getting to speed as quick. Handling is not good as FR-s but it's to be expected. WRX is nice to pass with ease when people clogging up lanes or driving like morons.
WRX top end smokes, and turbo at altitude is no joke. Then I get home from work today and my dad takes my keys and takes my car for 20 minute joyride comes back and says "heh, you got good torque at 3K, was like da fawk lol? Then says he couldn't live with it because it would beat him to death and that it is too small. He also said the engine is choked up in stock form, and needs to breathe better. His last car before his WRX was a 08 Civic Si. So there are two honest takes about the two cars in my garage. Mom drives a Rav4 limited, it's nice in the snow, but that's about it haha...
I almost bought an s2000 before I bought the FR-s. I cruised around in my buddies s2000 for a few months in Hawaii, and my buddy here has one. I just wish the boxer was a little more high strung, but I guess it does have better low mid range torque.
